Yearly Archives: 2002

O2 selects Nokia for WLAN implementation

HELSINKI, Finland-Wireless carrier 02 Ireland has chosen Nokia Corp. to supply its wireless local area network, which will give its customers access to the...

Pixio names Whitaker CEO

CORVALLIS, Ore.-Startup Pixio Corp., which provides wireless point-of-purchase sales information for retail consumers, announced it appointed Dan Whitaker as the company's new president and...

Newman appeal filing expected

WASHINGTON-Lawyers for Christopher Newman later today are expected to appeal last month's dismissal of an $800 million brain cancer lawsuit against Motorola Inc. U.S....

Comverse posts $25M net loss

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Messaging company Comverse Technology Inc. posted a net loss of $25 million for its third quarter, compared with a net income of $20...

Cramer Systems to supply software to Pannon GSM

BATH, United Kingdom-U.K. supplier Cramer Systems said it will supply software to Pannon GSM in Hungary to automate provisioning processes and streamline network operations.Pannon...

Sony Pictures Digital, AT&T Wireless enter mMode content deal

CULVER CITY, Calif.-Through a new wide-ranging deal between the two companies, Sony Pictures Digital will sell screensavers, ring tones, games and other wireless content...

FCC gives carriers 911 implementation out if PSAPs not ready

WASHINGTON-Wireless carriers may receive a reprieve in deploying enhanced 911 services if the public-safety answering point is not ready at the end of the...

Verizon Wireless offering Audiovox phone

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless announced it will sell the new color-screen CDM-9500 phone, a tri-mode, CDMA 1xRTT-capable device built by Audiovox Communications Corp. and Toshiba.The...

Lucent stock rises on takeover rumors

MURRAY HILL, New Jersey, United States-Shares of Lucent Technologies surged early this week on rumors of a potential takeover by aerospace and defense equipment...

EU approves Hitachi, Mitsubishi chip JV

BRUSSELS, Belgium-The European Union has given its nod to the semiconductor joint venture between Hitachi Ltd. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp, making the world's second...

Sanmina-SCI closes plant

HELSINKI, Finland-Contract electronic manufacturer Sanmina-SCI Corp said it would shut its plant here and cut about 300 jobs, amounting to 30 percent of its...

SpectraSite will sell network services group to WesTower

CARY, N.C.-SpectraSite Communications Inc., operating subsidiary of bankrupt SpectraSite Holding Inc., said it will sell its wireless network services division to its subsidiary WesTower...

Viasystems to manufacture Hop-On phones for Chinese market

IRVINE, Calif.-Disposable mobile phone maker Hop-On announced Viasystems will manufacture 61,000 CDMA 800 MHz disposable/recyclable phones to sell in China."We now have an EMS...

IT suffers worst decline ever

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-IDC Corp. said the worldwide IT industry suffered its worst decline ever with growth dropping 2.3 percent, although it expects a growth rate...

Vote for RCR Wireless News’ person of the year

It's time to choose RCR Wireless News' 2002 Person of the Year. This year, we've decided to let you voice an opinion in this...

Motorola gets FedEx contract

MEMPHIS, Tenn.-Shipping giant FedEx Corp. announced it will begin using new wireless devices built by Motorola Inc. and running on Microsoft Corp.'s personal digital...

Crown Castle to pay dividend

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. said it will pay the quarterly dividend on its 12 3/4 percent senior exchangeable preferred stock on Dec. 15, 2002,...

Mobileway, SkyRock collaborate on French SMS project

PARIS-Mobileway, which manages and monetizes mobile transactions, announced it will collaborate with French radio station SkyRock to offer premium text messaging services to the...

Record bankruptcy filings cause backlog

WASHINGTON-Financially-troubled wireless companies and high-tech firms could face severe delays in emerging from bankruptcy, owing to a record number of bankruptcies this year, insufficient...

UMTS spending rises: Europe, Japan enjoy majority of buys

In spite of mammoth debt, operators are beginning to loosen their purse strings to buy equipment again, according to a report by market research...

Vyyo CFO takes leave

NEW YORK-Vyyo Inc., a Cupertino, Calif., supplier of broadband fixed wireless systems, said its chief financial officer, David Aber, has taken a sabbatical for...

Telemac announces patent

NEW YORK-Telemac Corp., Los Angeles, said it has received a patent covering a method of prepaid wireless services "where the accounting functions are performed...

Cable & Wireless to sell about two-thirds of M1 stake

SINGAPORE-Cable & Wireless subsidiary Great Eastern Telecommunications Ltd. plans to sell between 57 percent and 66 percent of its 30-percent holding in MobileOne Ltd....

Orange will use 104.com platform

TOKYO, Japan-104.com said Orange's group of companies will use its Xme (Kiss me) platform in launching several new multimedia services during the next six...

Motorola exits IM server biz: Openwave adds to IM holdings

By Mike DanoMotorola scrapped its instant-messaging server business earlier this year and plans to focus solely on providing instant-messaging software in its handsets, a...
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